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In Re Leroy Jones and Paula Faye Jones, Debtors. Leroy Jones and Paula Faye Jones v. Alfred Garcia and Rosie A. Garcia

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 25, 1995No. 95-40126PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POLITZ, Chief Judge:

Leroy Jones and Paula Faye Jones, Chapter 13 debtors, appeal a judgment approving a post-petition foreclosure upon their real property. Concluding that there was neither error nor abuse of discretion in the district court’s modification of the statutory stay 1 to retroactively validate the foreclosure, we affirm.

Background

In March of 1989 the Joneses purchased certain real property in Beaumont, Texas from Alfred and Rosie A. Garcia, giving in payment a promissory note for $27,000. The resulting mortgage was secured by a Deed of Trust duly filed in the records of Jefferson…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Albany Partners, Ltd. v. Westbrook (In Re Albany Partners, Ltd.)Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  2. Robert A. Sikes and Janice K. Sikes v. Global Marine, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
  3. William Wayne Picco v. Global Marine Drilling Company, and Crosbie Offshore Services, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
  4. In Re Smith Corset Shops, Inc., Debtor. Appeal of Laurent BrodeurCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
  5. Bankr. L. Rep. P 69,953 in the Matter Of: Arthur R. Matthews, Jr., Debtor-Appellant v. Martin J. Rosene and John K. KneafseyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Soares v. Brockton Credit UnionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
  2. Elbar Investments, Inc. v. Pierce (In Re Pierce)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2001
  3. Ford v. Loftin (In Re Ford)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 2003
  4. In Re SteeleyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 1999
  5. Bustamante v. Cueva (In Re Cueva)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004

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